trinaburke.bsky.social
@trinaburke.bsky.social
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My child called me from another room to show me a 10-minute video of people tripping each other while he chortled until he choked.

No DNA test needed. He's definitely ours.
December 25, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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Thanks for sharing this document, @rweingarten.bsky.social.

I read it, and I believe it's inexcusably inadequate and will not prepare teachers or schools to confront the very real dangers of the "A.i." products pushed by your partners, including OpenAI.

A few thoughts for your consideration...
Read about Commonsense Guardrails for Using Advanced Technology in Schools aiinstruction.org/sites/defaul...
aiinstruction.org
December 24, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Rick Steves is a treasure. Protect him at all costs.
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.

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December 21, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Come on, everybody! This is a tangible action you can take to help real people in a time when there is so much need.

Have a Friendsmas celebration or New Year's Eve party coming up? Take up a collection. Can't donate right now? That's OK, you can still spread the word to others!
December 20, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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Attention Seattle allies - we're not done yet!

📍Meet us at Starbucks HQ tomorrow at 12pm PST for a picket and speakout, featuring Rep. @jayapal.house.gov, striking baristas, and Girard Montejo-Thompson of Seattle Education Association.

RSVP here: www.mobilize.us/seiuorganizi...
Starbucks Workers United Rally w/ Rep. Pramila Jayapal & Girard Montejo-Thompson · SEIU Organizing
U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal and Girard Montejo-Thompson, President of Seattle Education Association, will join Union Starbucks Baristas at ‘Camp Contract’ Outside Seattle HQ for a rally as our Unfair L...
www.mobilize.us
December 19, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Please call if you can.
The House GOP doesn't have it in them to pass an extension of the ACA subsidies before they go home for the holidays and costs skyrocket for millions of Americans...

But they do have time to attack trans kids.

Call your Rep and demand they vote NO on HR 3492 & HR 498 👉 5calls.org/issue/gender...
Protect Funding and Access to Gender-Affirming Care (UPDATED 12/15) - HOUSE VOTES THIS WEEK ⭑ 5 Calls
Updates December 15, 2025: The House has scheduled floor votes on two bills this week seeking to ban and criminalize gender-affirming care for …
5calls.org
December 16, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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Come on Seattle, step up for this handsome boy! Find your joy!
Seattle area little guy alert!

Please adopt him! He’s so good!
December 13, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Donations from billionaires to fund government is not the way.

"Ferguson signaled he won’t push new taxes in his budget, and pointed Tuesday to an announcement with Ballmer Group Philanthropy, which is pledging $170M for the state’s free preschool program."

www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Walz boosts Ferguson, rebukes Trump’s Somali slurs at Seattle fundraiser
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz campaigned with fellow Democrat Gov. Bob Ferguson in Seattle, with both men rebuking Trump's anti-immigrant slurs.
www.seattletimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:55 PM
If there's two things I love, it's ice sculptures and transit!
December 7, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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Can I let you in on a little secret?

Billionaire philanthropy isn’t charity.

It’s PR to distract you from low wages, labor exploitation, and a tax system that’s rigged for the rich.
December 3, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Our goal by Dec 31st is $75k —

Can you help us get to $5k today?

donorbox.org/palmetto-sta...
December 2, 2025 at 9:11 PM
It's Giving Tuesday! Here are some Seattle organizations that could use your support (Thread)

#GivingTuesday #Seattle
December 2, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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You know my drill. 50 posts would mean a lot. I just need 1% of my community here and a few new friends!
I’m thrilled to share that Recipes from the American South is featured in @phaidonpress’s holiday edit.

For a limited time, save 30% on books only on Phaidon.com. Discount automatically applied at checkout. 

Shop via link below:
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December 1, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Due to a plumbing leak, we're in the middle of an involuntary bathroom remodel. Are we getting our materials at Home Depot? Hell no!

#weaintbuyingit
November 26, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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When our starting pay is this low and our scheduled hours don’t qualify us for benefits, the numbers just don’t add up. Starbucks has a higher CEO-to-worker pay gap than ANY business in the S&P 500. It would cost them less than a single day’s sales to finalize a fair contract!
November 22, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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1/2 Each year, hundreds of immigrants, refugees, and allies from Vancouver to Spokane travel to Olympia for Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Day (IRAD) — meeting with legislators to demand healthcare access, fair benefits, and the right to live with dignity.
#IRAD2026 #ImmigrantJustice #WAISN
November 22, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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Hey #Seattle, I’m running for re-election next year! And I’m kicking off my campaign with a really fun book party 🤓📚! There will be cozy reading time! Erika Evans and I are going to talk about our plans! You can donate a kid’s book!RSVP TODAY! : secure.actblue.com/donate/12.8....
November 21, 2025 at 6:35 AM
After paying way more than I should for groceries, I bypassed the in-store Starbucks to walk two blocks in the rain and purchase my coffee at Cocoa Legato. Because no CEO should make 6,666x more than a worker.
Starbucks’ CEO makes 6,666x what the average @sbworkersunited.org barista does. It would take less than one day of sales to finalize a fair contract.

Baristas at Starbucks corporate stores nationwide are on strike to fight this corporate greed and get the fair contract they deserve.
November 14, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.

Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
What would it be like if Ballmer and the ultrarich just paid their fair share in taxes instead of dictating the rules of engagement through limited donations?

www.seattletimes.com/education-la...
Major donation announced to expand WA's free preschool program
Ballmer Group Philanthropy is pledging about $170 million annually to add thousands of slots to the state’s Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program.
www.seattletimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Has Representative Grijalva signed the discharge petition yet?
November 12, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I haven't bought from Amazon, Target, and Home Depot for a while now and will be continuing to boycott them Thanksgiving-Cyber Monday. I'm tired of corporations enabling this administration ditching DEI, & allowing ICE to terrorize our communities. Join me! #WeAintBuyingIt 🚫 app.sosha.ai/s/l8Ely11o
We Ain't Buying It - Target, Home Depot & Amazon
app.sosha.ai
November 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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As of today, approximately 1,800 challenged ballots were outstanding in Seattle, with the mayor's race likely to be decided by hundreds of votes. Visit the link below to check that your ballot has been counted, and if not, what you need to do next.
November 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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"HEY CHUCK! FIGHT DON'T FOLD!"

@bkindivisible.bsky.social turning out across the street from @schumer.senate.gov's apartment in brooklyn
November 10, 2025 at 1:46 AM
This is important. Please make these calls.
So, listen, call Schumer’s office no matter where you live, no matter if you’re registered to vote. Leave a voicemail that says if Senate Dems cave without an ACA premiums fix, you will never vote for or donate to another Senate Democrat as long as he is Leader
Call them:

Schumer (NY)
202 224-6542

Booker (NJ)
202 224-3224

King (ME)
202 224-5344

Hassan (NH)
202 224-3324

Durbin (IL)
202 224-2152

Ossoff (GA)
202 224-3521

Shaheen (NH)
202 224-2841

Gillibrand (NY)
202 224-4451

Masto (NV)
202 224-3542

Warner (VA)
202 224-2023

Fetterman (PA)
No Point
November 10, 2025 at 1:33 AM